Rail-tie.



R. DUVAL.

RAIL TIE. APPLICATION FILED ocr. 23. 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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R. DUVAL.'

RAIL TIE- APPLICATION HLED 001.23. 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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RUBEN DUVAL, or scenmolv, KANSAS,

RAIL-TIE.

Specification bf Letters'Patent.

Patented July20,1915.

Application filed. October 23, 1914. Serial No. 868,271.

have invented new and useful Improve ments in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in rail ties, the object being to. provide a tie wherein therails will be supported and effectively locked against lateral movement without the employment of" spikes or anal- .ogous devices, and the improvement resides 1n the construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved tie, Fig.2,jis

a similar view illustrating one of the ties arranged to receive the rails, Fig. 3 'is ahorizontal sectional view taken flush with the rail receiving portions or rests for the rails, Fig. l'is alongitudinal'sectional view on the line w-m of Fig.- 3, Fig.5 is a sectional view'on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 7 is aperspective view of a slightly modified form of the tie. 1

In the reduction of my'improvement to practice, as illustrated by the drawing, the improved tie includes a flat rectangular base plate 1 which may,'and preferably, has its central portion upon its underface provided with a transversely arranged reinforcing member 2. 'The plate or base 1 is preferably formed of metal, as is its reinforcement, and is also preferably of a greater length than thatof the ordinary tie, and the width of the plate may be correspondingly greater if desired;

Integrally formed centrally of' the plate adjacent the opposite'ends thereof-are vertically disposed members or bosses 3, each of said members having its upper end horizontally fiat and being inclined inwardly from its said flat top; The outer'ends are also preferably'beveled downwardly, as indicated by the numeralsft, while the sides of the said enlargements or bosses 3, adjacent their connection with the base 1, are preferably grooved, as indicated by the numerals 5. The inner face of the top of each of the members 3 is vertically straight and is disposed at right angle to the longitudii nal plane of the boss and of the base 1. This vertically straight face, indicated by the numeral 6, intersects a horizontally disposed depression 7 whichis formed with the boss above the grooves 5, the lower face of said de-- pression being horizontally straight, and the upper wall of the depression being beveledto correspond with the beveled upper face of the base flange of rails R which are. adapted to be received within the said depression, while the vertical wall 6 is provided to be received within the fishing space of the rail between its base flange-and head, and the rail proper rests "upon theflower horizontally straight wall formed by thesaid depressions 7 -The inner face of the boss 3 below the horizontal wall of its depression is beveled, as indicated by the numeral 8, the beveled faces of both of the bosses beingarranged in theisame angular direction.

The numeral .9 designates, what' Ijwill term, a lock member-for therails. The lock includes a base or'bottom portion 10 which is; centrally, provided with 'a boss having-an opening for the reception 1 of a pivot 11 which passes through the" base-1 and its reinforcfement 2, and is securedin any desired or preferred manner. The bottom 10. has

its opposite ends formed with vertical enlargements' or bosses 1.2, corresponding in size and shape with the bosses 3. The sides of thebosses are provided with grooves 13 which, when the lock is brought into register. with the bosses 3, register with the S W. TENT o inion,

grooves 5, andvthe heads ofjthe said bosses or enlargements 12 terminate flush with the bosses 3. The outer faces of the'bosse's below' their heads are vertically straightfas indicated by thefnumerals 14, the said straight faces intersecting inwardly disposed depressions 15, the said-depressions including lower horizontally straight walls which are adapted to be arranged flushwith the straight walls of the depressions 7 and thesaid outer faces or enlargements 12, from the straight walls of the depressions, are beveled in an opposite direction'to thebeveledportions ;8 of the bosses 3,;as indicated by the numeral 16,;and these beveled' faces 16 are adapted to abutwith the beveled faces 7 of the bosses 3 when the lock 9 is swung to register with the bosses3. The inner'faces of thesbosses or enlargements 12 are rounded downwardly to'the bottom plate 10, and

' tamped around the tie and bosses.

the sides of said rounded inner faces are preferably beveled or inclined, as at 17 It is to be understood that the upper walls of the depressions 15 are inclined, and by first arranging the flanges of the rails R within the depressions 7 and by then swinging the lock 9 upon its pivot 11 until the beveled faces 16 of the lock contact with the beveled faces 8 of the bosses 3, the vertically straight faces 1%. of the enlargements 12 as well as the walls provided by the depressions will receive and effectively hold the rails upon the tie, as will, it is thought, be readily understood.

The enlargements 12, adjacent their outer ends, are each provided with a malleable or compressible bottom member 18, the same being provided to receive the force of impact of a hammer or similar device which may be employed for swinging the lock 9 to bring the same into register with the bosses 3 and into locking position upon the rails, and the base 1 is provided with a transversely arranged slot or depression 19 which extends from one of its edges and terminates in a line flush with the side of the lock, while the base is further provided with a transversely extending opening 20 arranged below the said depression, and the lower wall of the depression at its terminal is provided with a downwardly extending notch 21. Passing through the opening 20 is one arm of a spring 22, the second arm being arranged within the depression and having its end bent upwardly, as at 23, above the base and its extremity downturned, as at 24, to be received within the notch 21. The spring is so arranged as to have its portion 28 contacted by the bottom member of the lock when the lock is swung upon the plate, and to be forced thereby into the depression, after which the said spring will exert an upward tension so that its angular end 24 will engage with one side of the lock and hold the said lock against accidental rotation.

In order to retain the spring 22 upon the tie as well as to provide means whereby the spring may be removed to be replaced by a new spring when worn, I have provided one of the sides of the tie at the opposite walls of the depression 19, with threaded openings for the reception of a pair of headed threaded members 25, the heads of the said members engaging with the outer portion of the spring connecting their upper and lower arms.

In practice, after the rails have been arranged upon the tie, the base 1, as well as the sides and ends of the bosses 3 and 12 up to the horizontal walls provided by the depressions in the said bosses, are embedded within the roadbed, and the said roadflloiald e roadbed 'materially assists the spring in holding the lock 9 in proper engagement with the bosses 3, and also prevents either a lateral, tilting or longitudinal movement of the tie, the bosses as well as the reinforcing member 2 of the base materially assisting in the prevention of a movement of the tie in any direction.

It is to be understood that it is not absolutely necessary that all of the ties shall be provided with the spring locking means, and ties not provided with this means, as illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings, may be arranged to support rails and positioned a suitable distance between ties provided with the said spring locks.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device as well as the ad vantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A tie including a base, bosses arising from the base adjacent the opposite ends thereof, said bosses each having its inner face recessed to provide a seat which agrees with one of the sides and approximately one-half of the base of a rail, and adapted to receive the rail, a lock centrally pivoted to the plate and arranged between the bosses, said lock having its ends provided with upstanding enlargements, the outer faces of which being recessed to receive one side and approximately one-half of the base flange of the rail, and means for holding the lock in register with the bosses to retain the rails upon their seats.

2. A tie including a base plate, bosses arising from said plate adjacent the ends thereof, said bosses having their inner faces adjacent their tops provided with rail seats, a lock having its ends formed with rail engaging seats and centrally pivoted to the base, and spring means for retaining the lock in register with the bosses.

3. A tie including a base plate which has its underface centrally reinforced, rail receiving members integrally formed but ele vated above the tie and disposed to the sides thereof, a swinging lock adapted to engage with the inner faces of the rails and to coact with the rail receiving members upon the tie, means for automatically sustaining the lock in engaging position with the rail receiving members and with the rails.

4. A tie including a substantially rectangular base which has its underface centrally enlarged, the tie being integrally formed with rail seats elevated above and arranged adjacent the opposite ends of the tie, a centrally pivoted lock having its outer faces provided with rail engaging members, a spring element arranged upon the tie and adapted to contact with one of the sides of the lock to retain the lock in register with the rail receiving members of the base.

5. A tie including a substantially rectangular base, bosses of a lesser width than the base and arranged centrally thereof at the opposite ends of the tie,'said bosses having their sides channeled longitudinally, their outer edges curved downwardly to the tie, their inner edges recessed adjacent the tops thereof to provide rail seats, the portions of the tie below the seats being beveled, a lock pivotally secured to the base'between the bosses, said lock having its ends provided with upstanding members, the inner edges of which being rounded downwardly to the base of the look, their sides being channeled, their inner faces adjacent their tops recessed to provide rail seats and their outer faces below the seats being beveled to agree with the beveled portions of the bosses, and means for securing the lock in register with the bosses.

6. A tie including a substantially rectangular base having its upper face adjacent its ends centrally provided with reduced upstanding members, the inner facesof which being recessed, to formrail seats,

a lock including a bottom member which is pivotally secured to the base centrally of the its ends provided with upstanding members,

the outer faces of which being recessed to provide rail engaging seats which are adapted to co-act with the seats of the tie, the opposite faces of the lock, adjacent the ends being provided with malleable knobs,

a the recess to contact with one of the sides of the look to retain the lock in register with the rail receiving enlargements of the tie, and removable elements for securing the spring upon the base of the tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

. V t RUBENQDUVAL. 'Witnessesz' I E. R. PATTYsoN,

S. P. SALISBURY.

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enlargements of the base, said lock having 

